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CARISMA Therapeutics (CARISMA Therapeutics) Beneish M-Score : 0.93 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is CARISMA Therapeutics Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 0.93 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for CARISMA Therapeutics's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

CARM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.7   Med: -0.89   Max: 0.93
Current: 0.93

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CARISMA Therapeutics was 0.93. The lowest was -2.70. And the median was -0.89.


CARISMA Therapeutics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CARISMA Therapeutics's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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CARISMA Therapeutics Beneish M-Score Chart

CARISMA Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.70

CARISMA Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - -2.70 0.93

Competitive Comparison of CARISMA Therapeutics's Beneish M-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, CARISMA Therapeutics's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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CARISMA Therapeutics's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, CARISMA Therapeutics's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CARISMA Therapeutics's Beneish M-Score falls into.



CARISMA Therapeutics Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of CARISMA Therapeutics for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 1+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 10.0208+0.892 * 1.2299+0.115 * 0.7355
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2334+4.679 * -0.042645-0.327 * 1.5316
=0.93

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 3.397 + 4.289 + 3.827 + 3.56 = $15.07 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.397 + 4.289 + 3.827 + 3.56 = $15.07 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $60.95 Mil.
Total Assets was $73.80 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $12.70 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.83 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $25.40 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $13.14 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.63 Mil.
Net Income was -18.978 + -20.958 + -21.403 + -19.876 = $-81.22 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -22.425 + -16.097 + -20.999 + -18.547 = $-78.07 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 3.243 + 3.731 + 2.578 + 2.703 = $12.26 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.243 + 3.731 + 2.578 + 2.703 = $12.26 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $144.50 Mil.
Total Assets was $156.13 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $11.60 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.38 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $16.74 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $21.48 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.69 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(0 / 15.073) / (0 / 12.255)
=0 / 0
=1

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(12.255 / 12.255) / (15.073 / 15.073)
=1 / 1
=1

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (60.953 + 12.7) / 73.795) / (1 - (144.502 + 11.6) / 156.132)
=0.001924 / 0.000192
=10.0208

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=15.073 / 12.255
=1.2299

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(2.38 / (2.38 + 11.6)) / (3.825 / (3.825 + 12.7))
=0.170243 / 0.231467
=0.7355

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(25.396 / 15.073) / (16.741 / 12.255)
=1.684867 / 1.366055
=1.2334

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((3.628 + 13.141) / 73.795) / ((1.688 + 21.477) / 156.132)
=0.227238 / 0.148368
=1.5316

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(-81.215 - 0 - -78.068) / 73.795
=-0.042645

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

CARISMA Therapeutics has a M-score of 0.93 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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CARISMA Therapeutics (CARISMA Therapeutics) Business Description

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Address
245 First Street, Suite 1800, Cambridge, MA, USA, 02142
CARISMA Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage cell therapy company focused on utilizing Carisma's proprietary macrophage and monocyte cell engineering platform to develop transformative immunotherapies to treat cancer and other serious diseases. The company has created a comprehensive cell therapy platform to enable the therapeutic use of engineered macrophages and monocytes, which belong to a subgroup of white blood cells called myeloid cells.
Executives
Modernatx, Inc. 10 percent owner 200 TECHNOLOGY SQUARE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Sanford S Zweifach director 21720 23RD DRIVE SE, SUITE 150, BOTHELL WA 98021
Steven Kelly director, officer: President and CEO C/O INNOVIVE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 555 MADISON AVENUE, 25TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Briggs Morrison director C/O SYNDAX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 400 TOTTEN POND ROAD, SUITE 110, WALTHAM MA 02451
Richard Steven Morris officer: Chief Financial Officer 397 EAGLEVIEW BOULEVARD, EXTON PA 19341
Chidozie Ugwumba director 158 FILMORE STREET, DENVER CO 80206
Michael Klichinsky officer: Chief Scientific Officer C/O CARISMA THERAPEUTICS INC., 3675 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Michael Torok director C/O CARISMA THERAPEUTICS INC., 3675 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Regina Hodits director C/O CARISMA THERAPEUTICS INC., 3675 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Bjorn Odlander director C/O ODLANDER, FREDRIKSON & CO. AB, STRANDVAGEN 5B, STOCKHOLM V7 SE-114 51
Minori Rosales officer: Chief Development Officer 245 FIRST STREET, SUITE 1800, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Jewett Michael A. S. director C/O SESEN BIO, INC., 245 FIRST STREET, SUITE 1800, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Peter Honig director 3344 N. TORREY PINES COURT, SUITE 200, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Patricia M. Drake officer: Chief Commercial Officer 245 FIRST STREET, SUITE 1800, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Elly Ryu officer: Principal Accounting Officer 245 FIRST STREET, SUITE 1800, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142